ADVANCEing FieldSafety
Changing the Culture of Fieldwork
The ADVANCEing FieldSafety course provides field research team leaders and field team participants with the skills and tools to build a welcoming and inclusive field culture. This course will help you and your team develop norms and codes of conduct, and review or clarify leadership and field team organization. Additionally, you and your team will learn how to identify unsafe and harmful behaviors, respond appropriately to dissipate and mitigate these behaviors, and support those impacted by the behaviors. Finally, the course will provide tools to create, build and support inclusive mentorship, consider additional factors for mitigating risk to diverse individuals in the field, and how to build cultural inclusivity within your team.
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The ADVANCEing FieldSafety course provides field research team leaders and field team participants with the skills and tools to build a welcoming and inclusive field culture. This course will help you and your team develop norms and codes of conduct, and review or clarify leadership and field team organization. Additionally, you and your team will learn how to identify unsafe and harmful behaviors, respond appropriately to dissipate and mitigate these behaviors, and support those impacted by the behaviors. Finally, the course will provide tools to create, build and support inclusive mentorship, consider additional factors for mitigating risk to diverse individuals in the field, and how to build cultural inclusivity within your team.
The ADVANCEing FieldSafety course provides field research team leaders and field team participants with the skills and tools to build a welcoming and inclusive field culture. This course will help you and your team develop norms and codes of conduct, and review or clarify leadership and field team organization. Additionally, you and your team will learn how to identify unsafe and harmful behaviors, respond appropriately to dissipate and mitigate these behaviors, and support those impacted by the behaviors. Finally, the course will provide tools to create, build and support inclusive mentorship, consider additional factors for mitigating risk to diverse individuals in the field, and how to build cultural inclusivity within your team.
ADVANCEing FieldSafety provides tools to address a growing awareness of the challenges of working (far) away from support networks and resources traditionally found at home. A deliberate approach to managing behaviors and hazards in the field can keep every individual safe and the team performing. ADVANCEing FieldSafety is designed for every member of research teams operating in field environments, from seasoned academics, technical support staff to undergraduates.
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Course Introduction and Creating a Safe Field Environment
During Week 1, we will discuss the course introduction and the content from Modules 1 and 2. The course introduction will discuss the outline and format of the course. We will also introduce our course instructors. Module 1 covers evaluating and preparing for hazards in field environments. Module 2 covers the fundamentals of communication tools, such as leadership roles, decision-making styles, and briefing/debriefing techniques.
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Review the principles of communication and group dynamics
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Strengthen your foundational knowledge of communication and group dynamics to enhance your effectiveness in the field.
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Review your previous coursework or textbooks on communication and group dynamics.
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Read articles or attend workshops to refresh your understanding.
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Reflect on your own experiences and identify areas for improvement.
Create a personalized study guide
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Enhance your understanding and retention of course content by creating a customized study guide.
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Review the syllabus and identify key concepts.
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Summarize and organize your notes from lectures and readings.
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Highlight important points and make connections between concepts.
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Use different colors, fonts, and diagrams to make your study guide visually appealing.
Complete practice problems on leadership and decision-making
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Strengthen your understanding of key concepts related to leadership and decision-making in the field.
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Review the course materials on leadership and decision-making.
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Work through a series of practice problems designed to test your understanding of these concepts.
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Discuss your solutions with peers or the instructor to gain feedback and clarify any misunderstandings.
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Participate in role-playing scenarios to practice responding to unsafe behaviors
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Enhance your ability to effectively address and de-escalate unsafe behaviors in the field.
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Identify common unsafe behaviors and their potential consequences.
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Develop strategies for responding to these behaviors in a safe and respectful manner.
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Practice role-playing scenarios with peers to simulate real-world situations.
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Reflect on your experiences and identify areas for improvement.
Develop a field safety plan
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Apply your knowledge of field safety best practices by creating a comprehensive safety plan tailored to your research project.
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Identify potential hazards and risks associated with your field research.
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Develop protocols for mitigating these hazards and risks.
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Create a communication plan for emergencies.
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Review and refine your plan with your team.
Attend field safety workshops and conferences
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Expand your knowledge and connect with professionals in the field of field safety.
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Research and identify upcoming field safety workshops and conferences.
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Register and attend the events.
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Participate in sessions and engage with speakers and attendees.
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Exchange ideas, learn about best practices, and build your professional network.
Contribute to the development of an open-source field safety toolkit
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Gain practical experience and contribute to the field of field safety by collaborating on an open-source project.
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Identify an area within field safety that you are passionate about.
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Research existing open-source projects related to field safety.
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Join a project and start contributing your skills and knowledge.
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Share your learnings and experiences with the community.
Develop a training module on field safety
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Deepen your understanding of field safety and share your knowledge by creating a training module for others.
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Identify the target audience and learning objectives for your training module.
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Research and gather information on field safety best practices.
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Design and develop your training module using appropriate methods and materials.
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Pilot test your training module and gather feedback.
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Refine and finalize your training module for dissemination.
Review the principles of communication and group dynamics
Show steps
Strengthen your foundational knowledge of communication and group dynamics to enhance your effectiveness in the field.
Browse courses on
Communication
Show steps
- Review your previous coursework or textbooks on communication and group dynamics.
- Read articles or attend workshops to refresh your understanding.
- Reflect on your own experiences and identify areas for improvement.
Create a personalized study guide
Show steps
Enhance your understanding and retention of course content by creating a customized study guide.
Browse courses on
Study Strategies
Show steps
- Review the syllabus and identify key concepts.
- Summarize and organize your notes from lectures and readings.
- Highlight important points and make connections between concepts.
- Use different colors, fonts, and diagrams to make your study guide visually appealing.
Complete practice problems on leadership and decision-making
Show steps
Strengthen your understanding of key concepts related to leadership and decision-making in the field.
Browse courses on
Leadership
Show steps
- Review the course materials on leadership and decision-making.
- Work through a series of practice problems designed to test your understanding of these concepts.
- Discuss your solutions with peers or the instructor to gain feedback and clarify any misunderstandings.
Participate in role-playing scenarios to practice responding to unsafe behaviors
Show steps
Enhance your ability to effectively address and de-escalate unsafe behaviors in the field.
Browse courses on
Conflict Resolution
Show steps
- Identify common unsafe behaviors and their potential consequences.
- Develop strategies for responding to these behaviors in a safe and respectful manner.
- Practice role-playing scenarios with peers to simulate real-world situations.
- Reflect on your experiences and identify areas for improvement.
Develop a field safety plan
Show steps
Apply your knowledge of field safety best practices by creating a comprehensive safety plan tailored to your research project.
Show steps
- Identify potential hazards and risks associated with your field research.
- Develop protocols for mitigating these hazards and risks.
- Create a communication plan for emergencies.
- Review and refine your plan with your team.
Attend field safety workshops and conferences
Show steps
Expand your knowledge and connect with professionals in the field of field safety.
Show steps
- Research and identify upcoming field safety workshops and conferences.
- Register and attend the events.
- Participate in sessions and engage with speakers and attendees.
- Exchange ideas, learn about best practices, and build your professional network.
Contribute to the development of an open-source field safety toolkit
Show steps
Gain practical experience and contribute to the field of field safety by collaborating on an open-source project.
Show steps
- Identify an area within field safety that you are passionate about.
- Research existing open-source projects related to field safety.
- Join a project and start contributing your skills and knowledge.
- Share your learnings and experiences with the community.
Develop a training module on field safety
Show steps
Deepen your understanding of field safety and share your knowledge by creating a training module for others.
Show steps
- Identify the target audience and learning objectives for your training module.
- Research and gather information on field safety best practices.
- Design and develop your training module using appropriate methods and materials.
- Pilot test your training module and gather feedback.
- Refine and finalize your training module for dissemination.
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